West Virginia 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee 10 R cosponsors

HB 2799 — Prohibiting the termination of employment of an employee who defends themselves from an attack inside workplace

Last action — To House Judiciary

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. To House Judiciary

  2. Introduced in House

  3. To Judiciary

  4. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 141 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (141)

141 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2799?
HB 2799 is sponsored by Laura Kimble (Republican), James Robert "JB" Akers II (Republican), Lisa White (Republican), Margitta Mazzocchi (Republican), George Street (Republican), Mark Dean (Republican), Jordan Bridges (Republican), S. Chris Anders (Republican), Scot C. Heckert (Republican), Kump, and Chris Phillips (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 2799?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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